Teams ready to compete at Dickson Co. booster club game

Dickson County's freshman offensive line gets set for the next play, during last year’s booster club game against Clarksville. A thunderstorm cut the day short for the high schools.
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After months of training in the weight room and running drills and conditioning on practice fields, the Dickson County High football team will finally get to go head-to-head in full pads against another opponent.

Tonight, the Cougars will compete in the annual Dickson County Athletic Booster Club barbecue/football game fundraiser at DCHS.

Middle school action will start things off with Dickson Middle facing William James at 5 p.m. Dickson Co. High will play McGavock afterward. While the event is an opportunity for the football teams it is also the start of fundraising by the booster club, kicking off its new membership drive. Funds raised support the athletic programs at both Dickson Middle and DCHS. There will be barbeque meals and other foods at the game to purchase.

Fans may remember last year’s booster games for DCHS were cut short because of a summer thunder storm.

Dickson County’s varsity team wasn’t able to get on the field, but the Cougars’ freshman team had roughly a half hour against Clarksville. The home team struggled at first against the Wildcats, but DC eventually settled into a good grove on offense. After moving the ball on some solid run plays, the Cougars punched it into the end zone on a 17-yard TD pass from quarterback Jacob Murfree to Trey Weidman.

Shortly after that lighting appeared in the distance and after a short break in the action the games were called.

The Dickson County Athletic Booster Club was formed in 1981 to raise private money to support the organized athletic programs of the county’s then three junior highs and the senior high school in Dickson. After Creek Wood High was completed, a new booster club was formed for the benefit of the new school and the middle schools in the northern half of the county.

The Dickson County Athletic Booster Club then turned its focus to Dickson County High and Dickson Middle. The goal hasn’t changed though - providing student athletes with quality equipment and to “encourage participation in a broad range of organized sports.”

The booster club is supported by an all-volunteer board of directors and is a tax exempt 501 (C) (3) organization and membereship fees are fully deductible as charitable contributions. Visit the DCABC on Facebook, just search for Dickson County Athletic Booster Club.